CVE-2001-0240

Severity

46%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

106%

Microsoft Word before Word 2002 allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user via a Rich Text Format (RTF) document that links to a template with the embedded macro.

Microsoft Word before Word 2002 allows attackers to automatically execute macros without warning the user via a Rich Text Format (RTF) document that links to a template with the embedded macro.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.6. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Word

First reported 23 years ago

2001-06-27 04:00:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 21:30:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Word 97

97

Microsoft Word 2000

2000

References

2753

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

MS01-028

word-rtf-macro-execution(6571)

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

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